Mr. Vine has been employed as a certified fire investigator, certified marine investigator and evidence technician with EFI Global from 2008 to 2023, and with Thermalogix from 2023 to present. He has investigated a wide variety of fires including, but not limited to, residential fires, high-rise fires, vehicle fires, large loss mill fires and marine fires. He has also been the lead investigator in a large loss explosion scene in Springfield, MA for Columbia Gas, lead investigator 298 Beacon St., Boston, MA (two firefighter fatalities) multi-million dollar loss, lead investigator at The Gap Distribution Center fire ($500 million loss), as well as participating in many other multi-million dollar long-term investigations.In addition to his experience at EFI Global and Thermalogix, Mr. Vine was a professional firefighter and fire investigator for 23 years with the Pawtucket Fire Department before retiring in 2012. While on the department he was a member of the City of Pawtucket Fire Arson Task Force. Mr. Vine has a thorough knowledge of building construction, and has worked with the NFPA Life Safety Code and NFPA 101 while serving the City of Pawtucket as an Assistant State Deputy Fire Marshal. He was also a member of the Executive Board of the Rhode Island International Association of Arson Investigators.Mr. Vine is an IAMI-Certified Marine Investigator with a lifetime of boating/marine experience. He has attended the 2014 Annual International Association of Marine Investigators Training Seminar and Middlesex County, NJ Fire Marshals Office and Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors, Advanced Marine Fire Investigation Course among others. Mr. Vine has a thorough knowledge of marine construction and systems in yachts, pleasure craft and small commercial vessels.